diff --git a/build.boot b/build.boot
index fa9db02..aa55217 100644
--- a/build.boot
+++ b/build.boot
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
                   [org.clojure/tools.nrepl "0.2.12"         :scope "provided"]
                   [com.datomic/datomic-free "0.9.5359"      :scope "provided" :exclusions [joda-time]]
 
+                  ;; proto repl for fun and joy
+                  [proto-repl               "0.3.1"         :scope "provided"]
+                  [proto-repl-charts        "0.3.2"         :scope "provided"]
+
                   ;; boot clj
                   [boot/core              "2.6.0"           :scope "provided"]
                   [adzerk/bootlaces       "0.1.13"          :scope "test"]
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@
 (deftask dev []
   (set-env! :source-paths #(conj % "dev/clj" "dev/cljs"))
 
-  (alter-var-root #'log/*logger-factory* 
+  (alter-var-root #'log/*logger-factory*
                   (constantly (log-service/make-factory log4b)))
   (apply set-refresh-dirs (get-env :directories))
   (load-data-readers!)
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@
 
   (require '[mount.core])
 
-  (comp 
+  (comp
     (strip-deps-attr :attr :classifier :value "aot")
     (tcs/test-cljs ;; :optimizations :advanced
                    :out-file "mount.js")))
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@
 (deftask test-cljs-advanced []
   (set-env! :source-paths #(conj % "dev/clj" "dev/cljs"))
   (set-env! :resource-paths #{"dev/resources"})
-  
+
   (comp
     (cljs :optimizations :advanced :ids #{"mount"})))
 
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@
     (cljs-repl)
     (cljs :optimizations :none :ids #{"mount"})))
 
-(deftask cljs-example 
+(deftask cljs-example
   "mount cljs example"
   []
   (set-env! :source-paths #(conj % "dev/clj" "dev/cljs"))
diff --git a/dev/clj/proto_play.clj b/dev/clj/proto_play.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..580b8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/clj/proto_play.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(ns proto-play
+  (:require [mount.tools.graph :as mount]
+            [proto-repl-charts.graph :as proto]))
+
+(defn mount->proto [graph]
+  (reduce (fn [g {:keys [name deps]}]
+            (-> g
+                (update :nodes conj name)
+                (update :edges conj (-> deps (conj name) vec))))
+          {}
+          graph))
+
+(->> (mount/states-with-deps)
+     mount->proto
+     (proto/graph "a proto graph of mount states"))
diff --git a/src/mount/tools/graph.cljc b/src/mount/tools/graph.cljc
index d84031a..8083f88 100644
--- a/src/mount/tools/graph.cljc
+++ b/src/mount/tools/graph.cljc
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@
                         meta-with-ns)
                   states)
              (sort-by :order)))))
-